A Review: SAGA #19

The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of SAGA #19 from Image Comics. Brian K. Vaughan writes and Fiona Staples draws.

It’s back! And it looks like we’ve aged a bit in the
downtime. Hazel’s a toddler now, and Alana and Marko are working hard to raise
her and stay under the radar. Alana works as basically a local soap opera
actress while Marko is trying to keep the galaxy’s most rambunctious little
girl out of the way. And one thing that certainly hasn’t changed is this book’s
love of dropping bombshells on the last page.

This book’s appeal is amazing, and I think that’s because it
has such a wide array of appeal. It’s got melodrama, it’s got interesting
science, it’s got amazing locales, it’s got a slew of awesome supporting
characters, it’s got mystery. And it’s got fantastic art that’s just as much a
character as it is part of the story. Any one of those things makes it great –
that it has all of them makes it a phenomenon.

We’re beginning a new arc here, so this is a good time to
jump aboard. You know, in case you’re one of the seven people in the world not
already reading it. It wins awards for a reason, folks. J